Tag Archive | "Toxic Pesticides"

Deaths of Toddlers Results in EPA Action

Wednesday, April 7, 2010

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We reported the Utah tragedy of two sisters dying in February after a pesticide application around their home. Today, the Environmental Protection Agency responded by restricting the pesticide in question. Here’s the story: http://www.sltrib.com/news/ci_14837495

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Research Links Pesticides to Skin Cancer

Wednesday, March 31, 2010

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This report was released today by Environmental Health News: http://www.environmentalhealthnews.org/ehs/news/farm-pesticides-linked-to-deadly-skin-cancer.

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Wives of Pesticide Applicators at Risk

Sunday, February 14, 2010

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The American Journal of Epidemiology, which publishes studies on long-term cause-and-effect relationships of disease, recently found that wives of licensed pesticide applicators are up to 40 percent more likely to suffer thyroid disorders. Here is a link to Reuters’ coverage of the study: http://www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE61B54U20100212

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Washington Post Sheds Light on EPA Move to Reveal Secret Ingredients

Monday, January 4, 2010

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As we’ve been reporting here, the Obama EPA is taking steps to pull the veil off thousands of so-called “inert” ingredients in chemical compounds including pesticides. Today’s Washington Post provides a fascinating read on the subject: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/01/03/AR2010010302110_pf.html

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RISE Launches New Propaganda Site

Saturday, December 26, 2009

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Full of exaggerations, half truths, mis-truths, fear-mongering and flat-out lies, a new web site was launched this past week by the pro-pesticide lobby group known ridiculously as the Responsible Industry for a Sound Environment. Called DeBugtheMyths (dot) com, the site might as well have been called PesticideClouds, SmokeScreens, or SlickPropagandaForProfit. I wish we had the money [...]

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EPA Moves Again to Expose “Inert” Ingredients

Tuesday, December 22, 2009

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As reported here on Oct. 3, the EPA is finally making noise about exposing so-called “inert” ingredients in pesticides. Here’s today’s release. Read it closely; the EPA wants your comments. This is a great opportunity to overturn a decades-long travesty: CONTACT: Dale Kemery kemery.dale@epa.gov 202-564-7839 202-564-4355 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE December 22, 2009 EPA Seeks to Disclose Pesticide Inert Ingredients WASHINGTON [...]

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EPA to Review Atrazine

Monday, October 12, 2009

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Continuing a promising pattern of pesticide reviews that includes imidacloprid, Roundup and a general unveiling of “inert” ingredients — all reported here in previous blogs — the agency reported last week that it will expand its overview of the research concerning atrazine’s health impacts on humans. Beyond Pesticides has the story here: www.beyondpesticides.org/dailynewsblog/?p=2539

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EPA Moves to Expose “Inert” Ingredients

Saturday, October 3, 2009

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In a move decades overdue, the Environmental Protection Agency is moving toward the unveiling of so-called “inert” ingredients in pesticides. Current laws require that manufacturers only reveal “active” ingredients on labels, such as glyphosate in Roundup or 2,4-D in selective weed killer. Often the active ingredient is only a small percentage of the overall product. For [...]

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